Shloka 12
ज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्य-प्रस्तावना तथा सोमनाथ-प्रसङ्गः
Prologue to the Glory and Origin of the Jyotirliṅgas; Somnātha Episode Begins
कृतं चेत्तकृतं तच्च न कर्तव्यं त्वया पुनः । वर्तनं विषमत्वेन नरकप्रदमीरितम्
kṛtaṃ cettakṛtaṃ tacca na kartavyaṃ tvayā punaḥ | vartanaṃ viṣamatvena narakapradamīritam
អ្វីដែលបានធ្វើរួចហើយ កុំចាត់ទុកដូចមិនបានធ្វើ ហើយកុំធ្វើឡើងវិញទៀត។ អាកប្បកិរិយាកោងក្រឡា ដោយភាពមិនស្មើ និងមិនយុត្តិធម៌ ត្រូវបានប្រកាសថានាំទៅកាន់នរក។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: In the Somanātha narrative frame, ethical deviation and duplicity are shown as causes that keep beings bound; the chapter culminates in Śiva’s self-manifest luminous liṅga that restores dharma and grants release from affliction.
Significance: Removes sin-born fear and stabilizes dharma; supports prāyaścitta and steadfastness (niṣṭhā) in vows and conduct.
FAQs
The verse teaches integrity in karma: once a duty, vow, or offering is properly completed, one should not deny it or manipulate it. Shaiva dharma emphasizes inner straightness (ārjava) as essential for receiving Shiva’s grace and avoiding binding karmic reactions.
Linga-worship is not only ritual but also ethical alignment. Approaching Saguna Shiva at a Jyotirlinga demands consistency in vows, offerings, and truthfulness; duplicity in conduct is treated as a spiritual fault that obstructs the fruit of darśana and pūjā.
Maintain a single, steady saṅkalpa (vow) during worship—complete what you begin, avoid repeating rites out of doubt or deceit, and accompany pūjā with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in a truthful and even-minded way.